NEW YORK— Since Apple shook up the music world with iTunes a little more than a decade ago, online music has exploded and become the central way many people enjoy and discover music. Internet services such as Pandora and Spotify have millions of users. Madonna, Rihanna and Beyonce are among the co-owners.

March 31- Comcast Corp Chief Financial Officer Michael Angelakis will leave his position to head a new investment arm with up to $4.1 billion to invest in growth-oriented companies, Comcast said on Tuesday. Philadelphia- based Comcast, which already has a venture capital arm through Comcast Ventures, said the new company would begin operations in 2015 or early...

Google added the option to convert its popular navigation service into the Pac Man video game on Tuesday morning, around the same day the calendar turned to April 1 in Asia. That ushered in a day when Google shows off its playful side by injecting more frivolity into its services. The game can be played in Google Maps on desktop computers or mobile devices that have...

March 31- YouTube pioneer Michelle Phan, who built a business empire around her popular makeup tutorials, on Tuesday debuted a global online network devoted to beauty, fashion and lifestyle that features original series by her and other creators. Phan launched the ICON network with Endemol Beyond, a premium channel network owned by Endemol Shine Group.

DETROIT, March 31- Honda Motor Co has joined Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz in testing self-driving vehicles and technologies on private roads at a former U.S. naval facility outside San Francisco, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday. Honda also is a partner in the University of Michigan's Mobility Transformation Center, which plans to open a similar testing...

BELGRADE, March 31- The vista of rusting boats and drab wasteland that greets visitors passing over the river Sava into Belgrade is set to be transformed into a futuristic forest of skyscrapers under ambitious redevelopment plans that have left Serbs deeply split. The project marks the first foray into central and eastern Europe by Abu Dhabi- based Eagle Hills...

BELGRADE, March 31- The vista of rusting boats and drab wasteland that greets visitors passing over the river Sava into Belgrade is set to be transformed into a futuristic forest of skyscrapers under ambitious redevelopment plans that have left Serbs deeply split. The project marks the first foray into central and eastern Europe by Abu Dhabi- based Eagle Hills...

SAN FRANCISCO— Google is releasing its cheapest Chromebook laptops yet, two versions priced at $149 aimed at undercutting Microsoft's Windows franchise and gaining ground in even more classrooms. Various PC manufacturers have been working with Google to design lightweight laptops running on the Chrome operating system since 2011. The newest versions...

Privately-held Bertelsmann is co-owner of Penguin Random House, the publisher of bestsellers such as Gillian Flynn's "Gone Girl" and John Green's "The Fault in Our Stars". Bertelsmann, which also holds the majority of broadcaster RTL Group and owns music rights company BMG, said sales from continuing operations rose 3.1 percent to 16.7 billion euros.

BEIJING, March 30- China has agreed to delay implementing new bank technology restrictions that Washington has complained represent unfair regulatory pressure on foreign firms, a senior U.S. Treasury official said in Beijing on Monday. BSA The Software Alliance, whose members include Adobe Systems, Apple Inc, IBM, Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp, and the...

BEIJING, March 30- China has agreed to delay implementing new bank technology restrictions that Washington has complained represent unfair regulatory pressure on foreign firms, a senior U.S. Treasury official said in Beijing on Monday. BSA The Software Alliance, whose members include Adobe Systems, Apple Inc, IBM, Microsoft Corp and Oracle Corp, and the...